BELLES OF ST. MARY’S
April 6, 1962
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 8-14,1962
^Tor Knowledge You Start with Books”
Teacher of the Issue SPRING VACATION IS
MR. GUESS .4TM05THERE
iMr. William Conrad Guess, who
lias been at St. Mary’s .Junior Col
lege for 34 years, will retire at the
end of this school session. He is a
native of Moore County, North
Carolina, and a graduate of the
University of North Carolina and
.Johns Hopkins University in Balti
more.
After teaching history at a boys’
school in Baltimore, Mr. Guess
came to St. Mary’s with the
thought of teaching for one or two
years. He found instructing at St.
Mary’s such an agreeable change
that he has remained a jiart of St.
Mary’s since his arrival in 1928.
Mr. Guess said that the girls were
“so well-bred, courteous, congenial,
and, for the most part, well-be
haved” that he decided to remain
rather than return to the boys’
school in Baltimore for more com
pensation.
Until four or five years ago Air.
Guess taught American history,
economics, sociology, and govern
ment. Then, partly retired, he con
tinued teaching economics and
holding several offices. Mr. Guess
said that his greatest satisfaction at
St. Alary’s resulted from contact
with his students, especially from
helping girls having difficulty with
their studies, that is, when they
were trying hard to help them
selves. He also feels grateful for
his work with Bishop Penick and
Air. A. W. Tucker in instituting the
St. Alary’s Pension Trust, a partial
retirement plan for the faculty and
staff, and for his work with Dr.
Stone in arranging for Social Se
curity Coverage for all St. Mary’s
employees. For the past fifteen
years Air. Guess has held the po
sition of Secretary-Treasurer of the
Board of Trustees. He supervises
investments for St. Alary’s and
buys and sells securities with the
advice and consent of the Finance
Committee. Income from invest
ments has greatly increased under
his management.
Air. Guess’s contributions to St.
Alary’s .Junior College do not end
here, for he has been the treasurer
of the Chajiel during his entire stay.
In addition, ho was in charge of the
commencement procession for about
thirty years and secretary of the
Faculty for eighteen years.
With all these important positions
one wonders how St. Alary’s will
survive without Air. Guess, but, at
least, he plans to stay in contact
with the school after retiring this
.June. As far as he knows, he will
remain here in Raleigh as the Secre
tary-Treasurer of the Board of
Trustees and the Trustee of the St.
Alary’s Pension Trust. He has no
special plans for the future except
a trip to u])state New York early
this summer.
National Library Week
April 844, 1962
“For Knowledge You Start with Books.”
Excellence, Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too? by ,J. W. Gardner.
Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science, by Isaac Asimov.
Assault on the Unknown, by Walter Sullivan.
Prehistoric Man, by .losef Augusta.
Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology.
The End of Empire, by .John Strachey.
The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations, by Barbara W. .Jackson.
Pictorial History of Philosophy, by D. D. Runes.
A Nation of Sheep, by W. .J. Lederer.
On the Contrary, by Alary AIcCarthy.
The long awaited Spring Yaca-
tion is almost here. St. Alary’s girls
are looking forward to the well de
served break.
Flo AIcNeer, Becca Kendrick,
Susan Shankle, Alarty Fales, and
Bert Bradshaw plan to spend their
vacation in Florida sun bathing in
both Winter Haven and Daytona.
Also sun bathing in Florida will be
Sarah Anthony in Aliami and
Dianne Snakenburg in Jacksonville.
On our Carolina beaches will be
Becky Williams and Weldon Cabell
at Alyrtle Beach; Anne Farmer at
Alorehead, Alichelle Bratton at
Ocean Drive, Lockhart Follin at
Sunset Beach, and Betsy Steele at
Pawley’s Island.
Judy Alerritt and Vicky AIcKen-
zie plan to visit Nassau. Gee Cana
da and Cydne Wright plan to visit
the natives of Guam and then fly
over to see Francis AIcLanahan and
Susan Goode who will be on Para
dise Island.
By far the greatest number of St.
Mary’s girls are planning to go
The Pantry Shelf
This week there were so many
“deserving” people that we couldn’t
possibly put them all into the
column. However, to the outstand
ing ones, including teachers as well
as students, we would like to give
whole-heartedly the following:
Fermented mushmellons to Zelda
Zoomszwam who visciously attack
ed innocent little Alartha Van Nop-
pen in the last “scoop” (slander)
column.
Five thousand dollars in library'
fines for Airs. Brown to retire on.
A fruit bowl for the top of second
Penick’s new television set which
was recently legally returned.
A treasure chest of the brightest
jewels to keep Aliss Jewel gleaming.
An “auto” polaroid camera to
Aladame Smith so all her photo
graphs will turn out perfect.
Alagic herbs to spastic Cynthia
Anderson for the broken toe she got
when she was practicing her Alay
Day dance and kicked Robin
Pleasants in the mouth.
A year’s supply of fried fish to
Airs. Fish.
A shij)load of Whitman’s Samp
lers to Aliss Richardson.
Shreaded prune skins to Alar-
garet Smith and Jody Blackwell for
their new-born guppies which may
die if they keep feeding them
chicken from the dining room.
Ten thousand copies of Tom
Jones for Aliss Jones to keep her
self busy until Alay 29.
A new classroom walled with
candy and cigarette machines to
Air. Shellans.
home. Among these are Nancy Best,
Alarj' Stella Leak, and Barbara
Alartin, Charlotte; Sue Battle,
Harriet Spruill, and Nannie Hus
sey, Rocky Alount; Alalinda Swine-
ford, Sarah Rand, and Julia Alar-
tin, Richmond, Va.; Hilda Little,
Wadesboro; Judy Randdolph, Eu-
field; Parks Freeze, Randleinau!
Jen Barber, Scotland Neck; Noonie
Covington, Roanoke Rapids; Sus-
anne Cantey, Alarion; Mary Illges,
Columbus; Mickey Singletary,
Winston-Salem; Cornelia Johnson,
Fayetteville; and Caroline Walker,
Savannah.
Some of the St. Alary’s girls pE”
to visit roommates or
Brooke Davila will be visiti^
Sarah Broadhurst in Smithfiel ,
Elizabeth Lackey will be in Roiue’
Georgia with Ann Smith;
White will be staying with Alaudj^
Aloore and her grandparents ’
Washington, N. C.; and E>iad^
Gould will have Donna Elay
sette as a guest in Greenville,
Cummins Beville will be at Da'U
son.
Fashion Show
Held At State
Fashion Show ■— Proper Dress
Free — Bring Date — these
ing phrases preceded the ,
evening of Alarch 27. The ^
ternity lent several of their
to illustrate the appropriate a
for all occasions. The lovely luo
were from Aleredith College,
clothes, from Nowell’s and the
lage Squire.
A tuxedo and an eleborate
dress down to simple beach ‘'’'I’l’ .g-
were shown. The little blonde i
dith girl in the blue bathing
brought spontaneous reaction ^
the males in the audience.,
intermission eighty dollars
of prizes was given away an , ^
course, St. Alary’s had a winn j
Stuart Howie. At the beginnmo jj.
at the end the Cold Cuts sang .jj.
favorite songs for the nnthusu^ ,^
spectators. Also the twisting !■ '^],e
played continuously during !
show. i
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To end a jierfcct evening, j)y i
one was pleasantly entertain j
a Aleredith girl and an APy ^ ^\\e
strating an excellent i
twist in both formal and m ,
dress. ■
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A hammer to Jody
she can get Aliss Jones a
without raising her hand.
A French dictionary
Broughton so he won’t m*®' jjor®-
p’’;
Aladame Smith’s greetings
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